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Monday, January 2, 2012

Bullying

Bullying can happen whether you are an adult or a child.
It happens at home, in the work place and in schools. According to http://www.bullyingstatistics.org “One out of every 10 student’s drops out or
changes schools because of repeated bullying.” Bullying can lead to depression,
anxiety and even suicide or homicide.

How do we stop bullying?

If you look at bullying from the prospective of the bully’s
intention is to get an emotional response out of their victim, then it becomes
easy to conclude what the solution is. DO NOT GIVE AN EMOTIONAL RESPONSE. Hide
your emotions in response to the bullying. If the bully is not being fed the response
they are hoping for the bullying is likely to stop. Research from Horner and
Ross (2009) supports this adding casually walking away or ignoring the bully is
the best response if you want the bullying to stop.

Be warned bullying is likely to get worse initially when
you stop feeding it an emotional response. They will feel like they just need
to try harder. You must stick to your guns and remain calm and neutral. If you
can stay consistent for an extended time the bullying is likely to go away.

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Katie Saint graduated from Lakeland College with a Master’s Degree in Counseling. Katie is dual certified as a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Licensed, Board Certified Behavior Analyst. Katie is both an author and a therapist. Katie specializes in extreme behavioral problems. She provides individual, couple, pre-marital, and family counseling to children, adolescents and adults. Katie utilizes trauma informed care.
Katie has over 10 years working with adults, children and adolescents on the Autism Spectrum. She also offers an emotional control program for adolescents and adults struggling with impulsive behavior or emotional regulation. Katie utilizes a variety of therapeutic techniques including the combination of behavioral, cognitive and psychoanalytic tools. Katie works with clients at many stages in life; relational problems, transitioning through divorce, working through ADHD, PTSD, anxiety and depression, grieving a loved one, and other life stressors. Katie focuses on helping clients recognize and build on their own strengths to meet their personal goals.